# Screwed by Dell: AGAIN **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059 "2003-05-23T16:26:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/21 "2003-05-23T20:14:29Z")
> [@](#): > > I think I’m going to call Falcon NorthWest during my lunch break. May I suggest [www.Alienware.com](http://www.Alienware.com)? I’ve bought half a dozen computers in my life from five different companies, and Alienware is the only one that’s gotten any repeat business from me. They’ll be the first people I call when it’s time for computer #7. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/22 "2003-05-23T21:53:00Z")
> [@](#): > > However, since I selected a system when I bought it with the default 256 ram, I was shipped a 4300 Series with a max capacity of 512 megs… > > Not the 4300 System (same price) with the higher capacity. > > I fucking hate dell. But it was your mistake. Why blame Dell because YOU screwed up? Next time, just resolve to pay more attention. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/23 "2003-05-23T23:01:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > \*\*I fucking hate Dell, it’s like dealing with the Nazi Germany of Computer retailers. \*\* No it’s not. Please observe the following difference. Nazi Germany fomented war across two continents and killed 6 million Jews and 5 million other noncombatants. You got poor customer service. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/24 "2003-05-23T23:24:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > **However, since I selected a system when I bought it with the default 256 ram, I was shipped a 4300 Series with a max capacity of 512 megs…** Are you 100% sure about this? ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/25 "2003-05-23T23:41:27Z")
That’s what you get for letting the monkeys help… ---
**Author:** ![Kiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiger)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/26 "2003-05-23T23:55:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > **The guy from Dell very carefully told me that I have to use Dell memory…** Not true at all. Are you sure you didn’t call Compaq by mistake? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059/27 "2003-05-24T01:36:22Z")
> [@](#): > > CRorex, you can purchase Dell-specific memory from places other than Dell. Tiger Direct is a good place, and their prices are usually decent. Don’t ever buy ANYTHING from tiger direct. Over at [anandtech.com](http://anandtech.com) a bunch of people proved that tiger direct sold your information/buying history etc etc to spam lists. [www.NewEgg.com](http://www.NewEgg.com) On the otherhand has had top rated marks in nearly every respect, and usually has prices that beat Tiger Direct to boot. Btw, Corex. Your computer probably does support 1 gig, but your OS might not. iirc only windows 2000 and windows XP natively support more then 512 megs of ram. If you have anything older you have to implement a hack. You can instructions online. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwed-by-dell-again/177059.md?page=1)